I'm at the Savannah Music Festival for the remainder of the week. I've had (or will have in the next couple days) the opportunity to perform with Wycliffe Gordon, Ron Westray, Terrell Stafford, Marcus Roberts, Rodney Whitaker, Marcus Printup, John and Jeff Clayton and the great Slide Hampton, plus many others. It's an educational event- about a dozen invited high school big bands come and get instruction and clinics, and the clinicians perform at several different times for the students. Friday night is a big final concert featuring three student bands followed by all the clinicians performing an Ellington tribute. My first time at this event, it's a lot of of fun (and a lot of work, too!).